Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has launched a scathing assault on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and its gamers for his or her early departure from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Gavaskar has urged the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) to take motion towards the gamers and the board as effectively.
England gamers head dwelling
A number of England gamers, together with Liam Livingstone (Punjab Kings), Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals), Will Jacks, and Reece Topley (Royal Challengers Bangalore), have left the IPL to both relaxation or be a part of England’s squad for the upcoming T20I sequence towards Pakistan, which begins on Could 22.
Livingstone, particularly, returned to England to relaxation his knee forward of the T20 World Cup subsequent month. PBKS, the place Livingstone performs, have already been eradicated from the IPL, with solely 4 wins in 12 matches and sitting on the backside of the standings with eight factors. Whereas RR and RCB are nonetheless within the race of constructing it into the playoffs.
Sunil Gavaskar requires monetary penalties
In his column for Mid Day, Gavaskar urged that IPL franchises ought to withhold a good portion of the gamers’ pay in the event that they go away early. He emphasised the monetary implications of their untimely exit and argued that it undermines the commitments made to the franchises.
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“I’m all for gamers selecting nation earlier than the rest, however having assured varied franchises about their availability for the complete season, in the event that they pull out now, will probably be letting down the franchises. The franchises shouldn’t solely be allowed to deduct a considerable quantity from the price that the participant was purchased for, but in addition not give the Board, to which the participant belongs, the acknowledged 10 per cent fee of the price that every participant will get,” Gavaskar wrote.
Accountability for cricket boards
Gavaskar additionally referred to as for cricket boards to be held accountable for breaking their assurances. He identified that the ten% fee paid to cricket boards for gamers’ participation within the IPL is a follow distinctive to the event and never seen in different T20 leagues worldwide.
“If the Board has gone again on its assurance, they have to be penalised too. This 10 per cent fee to the Boards occurs solely within the IPL and nowhere else. Does the BCCI get any thanks for its generosity? No manner,” added Gavaskar.